Waxing is a fantastic way to remove unwanted hair for a longer period of time. Whether you visit a beauty salon, or you use wax strips at home yourself, it really is one of the best ways to remove all hair right from its root. Plus it is one of the oldest forms of hair removal, dating back to the Egyptian times. But have you ever wondered how easy it is to make your own wax? To save on trips to the salon or spend money on wax strips? Plus you probably have most of the ingredients required in your...

Waxing as we all know is one of the very best hair removal methods, as it provides the long lasting, silky smooth, hair-free results. Dating back to the Egyptian times, waxing has been the go-to popular hair removal method for many centuries, and over these years, the wax has been developed and altered to achieve the best results. In essence today we have two types of wax that we can use; soft wax and hard wax. What is soft wax? Soft wax is what you probably think of when you think of wax. It is the wax that is most...

Have you ever wondered why exactly it is we have armpit hair? What does it do, and why do we remove it? Well, we’ve been thinking the same, so we thought we’d do our research and provide you with the lowdown on armpit hair! Why do we have armpit hair? The reason we still have armpit hair considering as humans we have generally lost a lot of our body hair through evolution is still somewhat a mystery. There are of course many theories, with many conclusions as for hair under the armpits purpose, but the ones that keep popping up...

Having back hair is part and parcel of being human, although some people have more back hair than others thanks to their genetics, and what sex they are as men will naturally have hairier backs than women. Why do men have hair on their backs? Although both men and women have the same number of hair follicles covering their entire body, men have hairier backs than women because of their genetics. Despite everyone having hair on their body, men have hair that is thicker, much like hair found on the head in the pubic regions and is known as terminal...

Body hair, we all have it but have you ever wondered what exactly its purpose is? We have, and we thought we’d put together a post explaining everything you need to know about human body hair. Why do we have body hair? The body has over 5,000,000 hair follicles which all produce a hair. Our hair actually has several different functions to perform, including protecting the skin from environmental stresses, while responding to messages both external and internally that have been transferred into neurological impulses. For example; if your body starts to feel cold, then the brain will send signals...